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Daily economic update

The US Federal Reserve will view last night's inflation report favourably. US headline CPI rose by 0.1 per cent in February and the core inflation measure also increased by a mild 0.1 per cent. Expectations were for a rise of 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per ...

Daily economic update

... versus 1.7 per cent at the end of 2005. However, the Fed is more concerned with what the final buyer must pay, rendering the CPI and the personal consumption deflator more important. It remains questionable how much pricing power US companies have, limiting ...

Weekly economic round-up

... expenditure, wages growth, construction work and house prices. Financial markets will also be watching out for the release of US CPI and the minutes of the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting, particularly after US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ...

Daily economic update

... conditions are subdued. These are reducing the pressure on inflation in spite of stubbornly high petrol prices. Annual headline CPI inflation rose by 2.8 per cent in the year to the December quarter, down from 3 per cent in September. Underlying inflation ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Similarly, good US corporate profit news also helped lift sentiment on local shares. Last week's better-than-expected Australian CPI report served as icing on the cake for the domestic stock market because of its positive implication for monetary policy. ...

Daily economic update

... December quarter - less than market expectations for a 0.6 per cent increase. The latest figure takes the annual headline CPI inflation rate down to 2.8 per cent from 3 per cent in the year to the September quarter. Increases in the prices of deposit ...

Weekly economic round-up

... monetary policy tightening cycle amid still benign US inflation also supported the outlook for steady interest rates here. US CPI figures showed headline prices fell by 0.1 per cent in December with the core rate (excluding food and energy) rising by ...

Daily economic update

... reinforces market expectations that the US Federal Reserve is near the end of its policy tightening campaign. US headline CPI fell by 0.1 per cent in December -- its second consecutive monthly decline-- with the core rate rising by 0.2 per cent. Expectations ...

Daily Economic Update

... outlook in America. US consumer prices fell by 0.6 per cent in November -- its steepest decline since July 1949. The core CPI (ex-food and energy) rose BY 0.2 per cent. Expectations were for a decline of 0.4 per cent and a rise of 0.2 per cent, respectively. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2005
... Metcash and Programmed Maintenance both unveil first half earnings. Also today McGuigan Simeon Wines, Souls Private Equity, CPI Group, Just Group, Prime Television and ABC Learning Centres all front shareholders. As well, BHP Billiton hosts an aluminium ...